botany

In a good fall, the color explosions nurture something in our souls in these Enchanted Mountains, as Chamber and tourism promoters dubbed our area bac...

OLEAN — The annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s disease at Eden Heights has become something the staff, residents and community look forward to. As with mo...

LEWIS RUN, Pa. — Diana M. Welch and Gary A. McLaughlin Jr. were united in marriage on Aug. 15, 2020. The bride is the daughter of Thomas Welch Jr. of ...

ELLICOTTVILLE — The Celebration of the Arts event hosted by Nannen Arboretum has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Next year’s event is p...

First, as chairman of the Olean Beautification Committee, I feel it is necessary to thank Mayor Aiello for giving the OBC committee members the green ...

It has long been accepted, at least in some circles, that there is a condition known as Trump Derangement Syndrome. But if there are still any skeptic...

The GPS directed me to exit. I glimpsed an opening in the traffic and zoomed off Interstate 95 and the 70-plus mile per hour traffic flow. Going slowe...

RED HOUSE — A blue-green algae bloom around the Red House Lake shoreline has temporarily closed Red House Beach in Allegany State Park. The bloom, bel...

Now is the time of year to gather the family or friends and go berry picking. The very warm weather of early summer, adequate sun and this year’s time...

Aside from the Buffalo Bills, I don’t follow sports very closely, and even with the Bills, I’d much rather listen to the game on the radio so I can be...

(TNS) This year The Garden Guy decided to add some dwarf buddleia into his arsenal of pollinator plants. The idea of 3-foot-tall or less buddleias or ...

The Department of Environmental Conservation needs to improve efforts to control invasive species such as zebra mussels, emerald ash borer and giant h...

Seems like a seedy situation. People in multiple states have gotten unsolicited packages of seeds in the mail in recent days, prompting several state ...

According to This Old House magazine, charcoal from the backyard grill can have myriad detoxifying uses around the house. When arranging flowers, plac...

(TNS) Every year most of us hit that period where the heat crosses over from hot to oppressive and we know the tough season for our plants has arrived...

WARREN, Pa. — The Allegheny National Forest is treating non-native invasive plants along Longhouse Scenic Drive, or Forest Road 262, to reduce noxious...

ITHACA — If you were on Cornell’s Ithaca campus last fall, you might have found a few cafes with wooden crates full of fruit simply labeled “Apple A.”...

PORTVILLE — A new self-led activity titled “Invasive Species Awareness Week” is available this week to participants at the Lillibridge Road property a...